{"product_id":"9780439203074","title":"The Great Fire","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Great Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jim Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e      Jim Murphy's Newbery Honor Book available for the first time in paperback.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama and immediacy. And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest dispair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e      A Newbery Honor Book\"\u003ci\u003eThe Great Fire\u003c\/i\u003e will automatically draw readers with its fiery cover and illustrations of disaster, but the text will keep them reading.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\"[Murphy] puts the incident in perspective, giving it stunning immediacy for contemporary readers.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Newbery Honor Book\"\u003ci\u003eThe Great Fire\u003c\/i\u003e will automatically draw readers with its fiery cover and illustrations of disaster, but the text will keep them reading.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\"[Murphy] puts the incident in perspective, giving it stunning immediacy for contemporary readers.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780439203074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Scholastic Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40780675678414,"sku":"9780439203074","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_83a81b6f-03f5-4402-a3f2-4c6798c9f66b.jpg?v=1644525736","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780439203074","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}